**Official** South Africa in England 2012

[Valer]

Jacques Kallis 201* v India - YouTube time ?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

At last. Well batted Smith.

New ball, new batsman in, time for another wicket before tea and claw our way back into this.

 

[Jager]

Kallis 143* at declaration, you heard it here first

 

[BoyBrumby]

Tbh as a nuetral smith is far better to watch than trott// cook.

Cook perhaps, but Trott's a fair smoother, more orthodox player. Has a cover drive, for one.

Ug, leg side half volley. Has a four, Jacques, old son.

 

[Stumpcam]

Diffrent game now. Smith unluky.

Tbh as a nuetral smith is far better to watch than trott// cook.

You MUST be joking! Trott and Cook are much more aesthetically pleasing batsman than that leg-side dominated crab-like Smith.

 

[Valer]

itstl.

Very intresting

... I'm more subtle than Pews.

On smith I really enjoy watching him bat.

 

[wpdavid]

Strauss and England playing the long game here - lulling them into a false sense of security

I suppose we usually start abysmally against SA at home, and then hope we get lucky enough to turn the series around in the last couple of tests. Perhaps not the smartest strategy in a three test series.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Kallis 143* at declaration, you heard it here first

Out for less than 20. He has a poor record in England.

 

[kingkallis]

Too many easy singles available..

 

[GIMH]

England 42-0 at close.

 

[Jager]

You MUST be joking! Trott and Cook are much more aesthetically pleasing batsman than that leg-side dominated crab-like Smith.

As a neutral, I find Cook impressive to watch. Trott is infuriating. Smith's technique is aesthetically appalling

 

[Spikey]

Thank **** that's over. Worst player to watch, honestly. Fat, bottom-hand shovelling ****.

I think Petersen and Strauss might be worse, but you know, they hardly matter

 

[benchmark00]

VVS and Amla probably the best comparison I'd say.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

As a neutral, I find Cook impressive to watch. Trott is infuriating. Smith's technique is aesthetically appalling

Not neutral but you sum it up perfectly there. Trott annoys me with some of his antics scratching at the crease etc so god knows how annoying that must be to a fan of another side.

 

[Valer]

Just a reminder SA still haven't lost after a smith 100.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

VVS and Amla probably the best comparison I'd say.

Only Amla goes BIG more often.

 

[Prince EWS]

Cook perhaps, but Trott's a fair smoother, more orthodox player. Has a cover drive, for one.

Ug, leg side half volley. Has a four, Jacques, old son.

Trott definitely has the Smithean tendency to work anything on off stump towards midwicket, which I find ungainly when it's done as a process. But yeah, when he decides to actually bother with the off side, his shots through cover are definitely a lot more classical and aesthetically pleasing than Smith's.

 

[Spikey]

As a neutral, I find Cook impressive to watch. Trott is infuriating. Smith's technique is aesthetically appalling

good intent though

 

[Flem274*]

I find Smith hilarious.

His technique is unco, it doesn't work against Chris Martin, but smokes everyone else, especially England. What a hero.

 

[Stumpcam]

Just a reminder SA still haven't lost after a smith 100.

There is a first time for everything.